package panda.lang.codec;

/**
 * Defines common encoding methods for byte array encoders.
 */
public interface BinaryEncoder {
	/**
	 * Encodes a byte array and return the encoded data as a byte array.
	 * 
	 * @param pArray Data to be encoded
	 * @return A byte array containing the encoded data
	 * @throws EncoderException thrown if the Encoder encounters a failure condition during the
	 *             encoding process.
	 */
	byte[] encode(byte[] pArray) throws EncoderException;
}  

